Glyphosate weed killer, also
sold under the Roundup brand name by Monsanto, is identified by
California under CAS #107-83-6, which lists “cancer” as a known
endpoint, and invokes “LC” (Labor Code) as the justification for the
categorization.
“The listing is the latest legal setback for the seeds and chemicals
company, which has faced increasing litigation over glyphosate since the
World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer
said that it is “probably carcinogenic” in a controversial ruling in
2015,” reports Reuters,
which has a pro-GMO bias. “Dicamba, a weed killer designed for use with
Monsanto’s next generation of biotech crops, is under scrutiny in
Arkansas after the state’s plant board voted last week to ban the
chemical,” Reuters added.
Beginning July 7th, retailers in California must add cancer warning
labels to glyphosate products. Unfortunately, cancer warnings will not
be required on foods sprayed with glyphosate or grocery products
saturated with the cancer-causing herbicide. Many non-GMO crops such as
wheat and barley are currently sprayed with glyphosate to speed their
drying in the fields before harvest. This means that glyphosate
contamination is now commonly found even on crops that are not
genetically engineered, and it’s now a common contaminant in non-organic
wheat products such as cereals, breads and muffins.
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